WO2002037835A2 - Prevention adaptative de l'ecretage permettant d'ameliorer la nettete d'image - Google Patents

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WO2002037835A2
WO2002037835A2 PCT/EP2001/012587 EP0112587W WO0237835A2 WO 2002037835 A2 WO2002037835 A2 WO 2002037835A2 EP 0112587 W EP0112587 W EP 0112587W WO 0237835 A2 WO0237835 A2 WO 0237835A2
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Michael Bakhmutsky
Johan G. Janssen
Egbert G. T. Jaspers
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  • This invention relates to the field of video processing, and in particular to processes used to enhance a video image.
  • the "sharpness" of an image can be improved by enhancing the high- frequency components of the image; that is, by accentuating edges and other portions of an image so that changes are sharp, rather that gradual.
  • a high-frequency enhancement can cause some changes to be overly accentuated, resulting in a "speckling" of the image and other visually unappealing anomalies.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a conventional sharpness enhancement device 100.
  • the sharpness enhancement device 100 includes a convolution kernel 150 that functions as a high frequency filter to identify the high frequency components of the picture.
  • a convolution kernel 150 that functions as a high frequency filter to identify the high frequency components of the picture.
  • an image on a television screen is commonly referred to as a picture.
  • the terms image and picture are used interchangeably herein, and are meant to include all or parts of a set of data that can be processed to produce a visual rendering corresponding to the data.
  • the convolution kernel 150 computes a convolution value for each pixel of an image, based on the pixel's visual characteristics compared to the characteristics of neighboring pixels.
  • the value of the pixel being processed is multiplied by +1, and the values of the pixels immediately above, below, left, and right of the pixel being processed are each multiplied by -1/4, and the sum of these multiplied values is the determined convolution value for the pixel being processed. If, for example, the pixel is located in a region of uniform pixel values, the sum of the pixel value minus a quarter of each of four similar pixel values is zero. That is, no enhancements are made within a region of uniform pixel values.
  • the convolution value is 60 (100 - 10 -10 -10 -10). That is, the larger the change of a pixel's value, relative to neighboring pixels, the larger the convolution value.
  • This convolution value, C is appropriately scaled by a gain factor, g, at 170, and added to the original pixel value, Yin, at 180, to form a sharpness enhanced pixel value:
  • the determination of an appropriate gain factor, g, in this example includes four processes 110-140; less costly systems may use fewer processes, with a corresponding lesser quality determination of the appropriate gain factor; additional processes may also be used.
  • the contrast control 110 determines a maximum gain gl that can be used without introducing contrast anomalies. That is, if the convolution value C is positive, and the Yin values correspond to a relatively dark area (low Yin values), a large enhancement could produce high-contrasting white values (high Yout values) which will appear as a white sparkles. Similarly, if the convolution value C is negative, and the Yin values correspond to a light area (high Yin values), a large negative enhancement could appear as black speckles (low Yout values).
  • a commonly used range of pixel values is 0 to 255, thereby allowing the pixel value to be processed as a byte
  • the dynamic range control 120 determines a similar maximum gain factor g2, to suppress exaggerated overshoots, and the adaptive coring 130 determines a maximum gain factor g3, to enhance noise reduction.
  • the maximum gain g3 is kept low if the convolution value C is small, to prevent noise induced changes from being accentuated, while allowing large changes, corresponding to edges in the image, to receive a larger gain.
  • the output Yout from the adder 180 will be clipped to lie within the minimum and maximum range of pixel values.
  • the clipping prevention element 140 determines a maximum gain factor g4 to minimize the aliasing that is produced by excessive output clipping.
  • the image is divided into blocks, and the number of clippings that occur within each block is used to determine a maximum gain factor associated with each block that will have the effect of reducing the number of clippings within the block.
  • This block-level information is transferred to the pixels by computing a gain factor g4 for each pixel, based on a bilinear interpolation of the block gain factors. To avoid rapid changes in the time domain, the block gain factors are low pass filtered, using for example a weighted sum of prior gains.
  • Each of these maximum gain factors gl, g2, g3, g4 are determined substantially heuristically, each based on a particular set of criteria, and often produce substantially different results. For example, a large Yin value and positive convolution value C will produce a relatively high gain gl (equation 2a), but, a large Yin value will often result in a relatively small gain g4, to minimize clipping.
  • the gain selector 160 selects the minimum of the gains gl, g2, g3, and g4 as the appropriate gain to be used. That is, the minimum gain among the maximum determined gains gl, g2, g3, g4 is selected in order to provide a maximum sharpness enhancement while attempting to avoid the possible effects of over- enhancing the pixel values.
  • the above described prior art processes are computationally complex, and typically require the use of data derived from a prior image to determine the gains to be used on a current image. The results of these processes can produce anomalous results if fast motion is present between one image and the next. Also, the prior art processes require communication between the processes that can lead to a high bandwidth requirement, particularly when some processes are implemented in software and other processes are implemented in hardware.
  • the convolution kernel 150 preferably resides in hardware, because of the uniform and repetitive nature of the convolution algorithm, whereas the clipping prevention module 140 preferably resides in software, because of the heuristic rules-based algorithm typically employed. Often, the preferred partitioning of processes cannot be achieved, due to bandwidth limitations.
  • a preferred partitioning based on the appropriate embodiment to effect each particular task, or to facilitate parallel processing often cannot be realized, due to the processor-bus bandwidth requirements that such a partitioning would produce.
  • tasks which should be performed in software are embodied in hardware, and vice versa, so as to minimize the amount of data that is transferred via the processor-bus.
  • a contrast control and clipping device that is configured to determine a margin of enhancement that may be applied to each pixel.
  • This margin is used to limit the enhancement that is determined by the conventional convolution kernel and gain control modules.
  • the margin is independent of the determined convolution value, thereby minimizing the bandwidth requirements among the modules used for picture sharpness enhancement.
  • the reduced bandwidth requirement allows for an efficient partitioning of tasks between hardware and software embodiments, and eases the overall system design task. In a multi-media application, the amount of data that is transferred between the processor and sub-components is substantially reduced, and the efficient partitioning facilitates parallel processing.
  • the margin is determined based on the pixel values in the current picture, using a computationally simple algorithm, thereby minimizing anomalies caused by temporal dependencies among the modules used for picture sharpness enhancement. Additionally, the sharpness enhancement is dynamically adjusted based on overall picture-level characteristics, including the average enhancement range, overall noise measures, and so on.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example block diagram of a prior art picture sharpness enhancement system.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a picture sharpness enhancement system in accordance with one aspect of this invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example enhancement margin map that facilitates a determination of each pixel's maximum enhancement range in accordance with this invention.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example block diagram of a picture sharpness enhancement system in accordance with another aspect of this invention.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example block diagram of a video display system having a picture sharpness enhancement device in accordance with this invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a picture sharpness enhancement system 200 in accordance with this invention.
  • the contrast control 110 and clipping prevention 140 modules of the prior art system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 often produce conflicting results regarding the maximum amount of gain (gl and g4, respectively) that may be applied to determine each pixel's convolution-determined enhancement (g*C).
  • the conventionally independent functions of contrast control and clipping prevention are integrated into a single
  • the enhancement that is added to each pixel's value should not produce an output pixel value that is beyond the range of allowable pixel values.
  • > Yin. (4b)
  • the maximum enhancement Emax that is allowable without introducing clipping can therefore be expressed as:
  • the required communication between the conventional convolution kernel 150 and the clipping prevention module 140 of FIG. 1 introduces bandwidth requirements among the modules 110-190 that limit the performance of the conventional clipping prevention module 140, or that limit the design choices for partitioning a video processing system.
  • the contrast and clipping control module 240 operates substantially independent of the convolution kernel 150, as illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the resultant pixel output value can be assured to lie within the allowable range of pixel values.
  • the maximum enhancement for each pixel is determined based on a smoothing of enhancement range over an area, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • a picture 310 is divided into blocks 320 (320a, 320b, 320c, 320d, etc.).
  • the blocks 320 contain 16x16 pixels.
  • a maximum block enhancement 330 (330a, 330b, 330c, 330d, etc.). Because the maximum enhancement 330 is intended to assure that no pixel within the block is enhanced beyond the allowable pixel range, the block enhancement 330 is defined as the minimum of the maximum allowable enhancement of each pixel within the block, as determined by equation (6) for each pixel (i):
  • enhancement margin is used hereinafter to define the maximum allowable enhancement magnitude that is associated with each pixel. Limiting the enhancement margin of each pixel within each block to the Bmax term given in equation (7) will eliminate divergent enhancement margins among adjacent pixels, but will produce discontinuities at each block boundary and corresponding adverse visual effects.
  • the enhancement margin for each pixel is determined by a bilinear interpolation of the surrounding block enhancement (Bmax) values, as illustrated by the surfaces (340k, 3401, 340m, etc.) of the example contour map 340, and corresponding to the following: X+ J -I
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an enhancement margin ( ⁇ maxj) 341 for a pixel 301 that is determined by a bilinear interpolation of the block enhancement values (B ma (x,y)) 330 in the immediate area of the pixel 301, the enhancement margin 341 being a point X on the contour surface 340m corresponding to the location of the pixel 301 in the picture 310.
  • This bilinear interpolation also provides the advantageous low pass filtering of the enhancement margin, thereby minimizing the visual anomalies caused by substantially different degrees of enhancements within local regions of the picture .
  • this enhancement margin 240 for each pixel is provided to an enhancement limiter 250.
  • the convolution kernel 150, the gain limiting modules 120 and 130, the minimum gain selector 160, and multiplier 170, operate as described with regard to FIG. 1, and provide a convolution-based enhancement g*C to the enhancement limiter 250.
  • the magnitude of the enhancement Yenh that is added to the input pixel value Yin, or subtracted from the input pixel value Yin is:
  • the sign of the enhancement Yenh is the sign of g*C term, which corresponds to the sign of the convolution value C.
  • the determination of a pixel enhancement value can be effected using relatively simple computations.
  • the determination of the enhancement margin is based only on the pixel value and the allowable range of the pixel value.
  • the calculation of the (MaxRange-Yin) term can be effected by merely performing an inversion (ones-complement) of the n bits of the Yin term.
  • the enhancement margins of equation (8) in accordance with this invention can be computed based on the pixel values of the current picture, thereby eliminating temporal data dependencies in clipping prevention.
  • the above described process facilitates a substantial reduction in the bandwidth requirements of a typical system.
  • the removal of the convolution value C of each pixel from the determination of the enhancement margin for each pixel substantially reduces the bandwidth requirements among the modules of FIG. 2, thereby facilitating the partitioning of modules among hardware and software embodiments, as desired.
  • the determination of the (B ma ⁇ (x,y)) terms of equation (8), above is performed in software, and the bilinear interpolation of these values to determine the enhancement value Emaxi 241 for each pixel is performed in hardware. This preferred partitioning can be achieved because each block typically corresponds to hundreds of pixels (e.g.
  • the margin map of FIG. 3 is used to dynamically adjust the convolution value C based on the characteristics associated with the entire picture, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative sharpness enhancement system 200' having a picture-adaptive modification block 450 that adjusts the convolution value C based on the average of the block enhancement factors, and, optionally, based on other picture-level characteristics, such as a picture noise measurement.
  • a high average block enhancement margin implies a high potential for sharpness enhancement, whereas a low average block enhancement margin implies a high likelihood of clipping if sharpness enhancement is applied.
  • the picture-adaptive modification block 450 attenuates the convolution value C if the average block enhancement margin is low.
  • sharpness enhancement in the presence of noise generally produces noise- induced sparkles and other anomalies.
  • the picture-adaptive modification block 450 attenuates the convolution value C if a noise measurement that is associated with the picture or communications channel is high.
  • Other heuristics such as actually clipping rates, may also be used to dynamically modify the convolution value C to produce a visually pleasing result.
  • an identification of the source of the picture may also be used to dynamically modify the convolution value C. For example, a picture from a DVD player needs little or no enhancement, whereas a picture from a television broadcaster may need a substantial amount of enhancement, depending upon the transmission format and media.
  • a transmitted HDTV picture that is processed by an HDTV-compatible receiver should require less enhancement than a non-HDTV picture, and so on.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example block diagram of a video display system 500 having a picture sharpness enhancement device 200 (or 200') in accordance with this invention.
  • a source of video or other image information 510 provides an array of pixel values corresponding to a characteristic, such as the luminance, of each pixel within a picture.
  • the sharpness enhancement module 200 is configured as discussed above to accentuate the high- frequency components of the array of pixel values, thereby accentuating the edge characteristics of the image, producing an image that appears 'sharper' than the original.
  • the application of the sharpness enhancement is provided as an option, as indicated by the switch 520.
  • the sharpened picture is provided to a video display device 530, in lieu of the original picture. Note that although this invention is particularly well suited to the sharpening of sequential images, such as a television broadcast, video conferencing, and video playback, the principles of this invention are equally applicable to the sharpening of still images as well.

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Selon l'invention, un dispositif d'écrêtage et de régulation de contraste est configuré pour déterminer une plage maximale d'amélioration pouvant être appliquée à chaque pixel d'une image afin d'améliorer la netteté de cette dernière. Cette plage maximale sert à limiter l'amélioration déterminée par le noyau de convolution classique et les modules de commande de gain. De préférence, la plage maximale ne dépend pas de la valeur de convolution déterminée, ce qui permet de minimiser les exigences de largeur de bande parmi les modules utilisés pour l'amélioration de la netteté d'image. L'exigence de largeur de bande étant réduite on obtient alors un partage efficace des tâches entre les modes de réalisation matériels et logiciels, et la tâche de conception du système global s'en trouve facilitée. Dans une application multi-média, la quantité de données qui est transférée entre le processeur et les composants auxiliaires est sensiblement réduite et le partage efficace facilite le traitement parallèle. La plage maximale d'amélioration est déterminée sur la base des valeurs de pixel du champ actuel, au moyen d'un algorithme simple sur le plan du calcul, minimisant ainsi des anomalies causées par des dépendances temporelles au niveau des modules utilisés pour l'amélioration de la netteté d'image. En outre, l'amélioration de la netteté est réglée de manière dynamique sur la base de caractéristiques de l'image globale, comprenant la plage d'amélioration moyenne, des mesures de bruit global etc.
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